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Page 86
... guard , " and watch them carefully , so as to prevent them making their escape . " Remove these men to the Roberts ... guard house , Jamieson using the only mem- bers he had free in bestowing occasional kicks on the guards . The building ...
... guard , " and watch them carefully , so as to prevent them making their escape . " Remove these men to the Roberts ... guard house , Jamieson using the only mem- bers he had free in bestowing occasional kicks on the guards . The building ...
Page 87
... guard , and tried by court martial for being absent without leave . " 66 Any thing sooner than that , boys , we'll force the crib , " said Marshall , approaching the doors and examining them . " And get shot for our pains , " replied ...
... guard , and tried by court martial for being absent without leave . " 66 Any thing sooner than that , boys , we'll force the crib , " said Marshall , approaching the doors and examining them . " And get shot for our pains , " replied ...
Page 90
... guard , who believed the hut had fallen upon them . To seize their swords and matchlocks was the work of an instant . Stunned and bewil- dered , they offered no resistance , and the remainder of the guard who came up to their assistance ...
... guard , who believed the hut had fallen upon them . To seize their swords and matchlocks was the work of an instant . Stunned and bewil- dered , they offered no resistance , and the remainder of the guard who came up to their assistance ...
Page 98
... guard - room to sleep off the effect of his potations . If there be any truth in the opinions I have advanced , my readers will arrive with me at the conclusion that while a strict surveillance should be kept over the soldier in ...
... guard - room to sleep off the effect of his potations . If there be any truth in the opinions I have advanced , my readers will arrive with me at the conclusion that while a strict surveillance should be kept over the soldier in ...
Page 114
... guard resolved to leave no instrument within his reach by which he might be able to effect it . On searching him , he found a pair of cotton heel- ropes , such as are generally used to secure the troop horses when standing in their ...
... guard resolved to leave no instrument within his reach by which he might be able to effect it . On searching him , he found a pair of cotton heel- ropes , such as are generally used to secure the troop horses when standing in their ...
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